2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Metallurgical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 207 people earned their degree in metallurgical engineering, making the major the 308th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, metallurgical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $68,650 and had an average of $20,130 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 96 metallurgical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,000 and $18,760 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 metallurgical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great metallurgical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the metallurgical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Metallurgical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$39,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #1 spot on the list. Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 10 doctorate’s metallurgical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mines, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Colorado School of Mines Metallurgical Engineering Report

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Metallurgical Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s metallurgical engineering degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

Read full report on Metallurgical Engineering at University of Utah

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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